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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon+ d& B+ P* m7 o% I) D. H$ c. N! }
. w( U! y: J) E8 j+ Lby Tom Randall
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Oil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement. ! x1 Y8 W: F) u: w s7 e$ x. W
Oil 'Rally'
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( ?! j6 ^7 [/ i7 @" KOne big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it.
, k0 \# ^9 r- V5 S6 s4 \' NCrude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average. # M7 u/ `. W$ W+ [5 S
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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The buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News. , R" S% I' U5 t* { q) t. m
Winter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries. ! B3 R; f+ o1 E4 `
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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